Dog lead question

[BlightyFiveStar]

Hello everyone

Recently there were some helpful posts about good leads, shock absorbers etc which stop the jolt on your hand joints if your dog shoots off after a squirrel/cat etc. It was when some researchers asked about devices we would like invented to help manage RA.

I am looking for this info as our young dog sometimes really jolts my fingers and I want to look at these options, but now I cannot find the posts whatever I search for! Please can you repost the info for me if you know what I am on about!

We have a Halti harness for him which has helped with pulling but it’s the impact of sudden tugs I find difficult and hard to manage (as you never know when a tempting cat will appear ready to be chased)

Thank you

[helixhelix]

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[Nettac]

Don't know if it will help you, but when I'm really bad I use a lead that clips around my waist. I also use a Halti. I clip another lead onto top ring of halti for added control. I have quite a big dog. Depends how you feel, I suppose there might be a risk of being pulled over with just the waist lead, which is why I add a second.

[oldtimer]

When walking my son's dog, I clip the dog lead through a belt on my waist. The dog wears a harness as he doesn't like a collar. The worst stimulus is squirrels!

[Hidden]

I just googled hands free dog leads on amazon: there were loads including shock absorber ones and those that swivel through a d ring on a belt. Hope thats a help.

[Bessieboo1]

Best dog lead I found for my golden retriever was a Gencon head collar, this gives full control. My retriever never likes anything hanging below her jaw and Gencon fits the bill. Several of my friends and patients have bought them and are amazed that something so simple can be so effective. I also have a dog walking belt supplied from Kisi canines a Norfolk based company which I attach her to as my hands are unreliable. The day I didn’t have either in September this year she dragged me down some steps and I crashed into a large wooden post and am being treated for fractured sternum and torn ligament in chest. Hope this is useful. 🐾

[Hidden in reply to Bessieboo1]

Hope you recover soon. I don’t have a dog, though I would love one, due to pain issues that mean being unable to grip a lead and control a dog, never mind manage several times out a day to give one toilet and exercise walkies. If I manage to get ground floor accommodation next year, it would make having one a lot easier; just put him/her outside when necessary instead of having to go somewhere every time for a walk..

[Bessieboo1 in reply to Hidden]

I’m extremely lucky as I have a golden retriever and a cocker spaniel puppy. My dogs give me a reason to go for a walk twice a day and just as important are good for my sanity. I couldn’t do without them, hope you manage to get one soon. Xx🐾

[Zip1 in reply to Bessieboo1]

I use Gencon too. Invaluable!